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• High winds damage roof of Pfizer building near RDU

  31-03-2022 23:57
  High winds from the severe storm that moved through the Triangle on Thursday caused damage at the new Pfizer building on Shiloh Glenn Drive.
  
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• SC school shooting: Student shoots peer at Tanglewood Middle School, police say

  31-03-2022 22:18
  The shooter, a minor, was taken into custody near Tanglewood Middle School not long after the shooting, Greenville County Sheriff's Lt. Ryan Flood said.
  
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• Final Four 2022: Duke, UNC basketball players and coaches talk about upcoming game

  31-03-2022 21:29
  
  College basketball history will be made this weekend. Rivals Duke and North Carolina will meet for the first time ever in the NCAA tournament.
  
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• Skippy Peanut Butter issues recall for some jars over concerns they may contain steel fragments

  31-03-2022 20:31
  
  Skippy Foods, LLC has announced a voluntary recall of 9,353 cases of peanut butter over concerns some jars may contain stainless steel fragments.
  
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• Biden taps oil reserve for 6 months to control gas prices

  31-03-2022 20:27
  
  Biden will make the formal announcement later today in remarks on his administration's plans to combat rising gas prices.
  
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• 49K pieces of aircraft found after China plane crashes; US investigators granted access

  31-03-2022 20:08
  Flight MU5735 plunged from 29,000 feet into a mountainside in southern China's Guangxi region, killing all 132 people on board.
  
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• Biden announces administration's plans to combat rising gas prices | WATCH LIVE

  31-03-2022 19:48
  
  Biden will make the formal announcement later today in remarks on his administration's plans to combat rising gas prices.
  
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• Disneyland, Disney World to relax social-distancing rules, reintroduce character greetings

  31-03-2022 19:28
  Guests at U.S. Disney theme parks, resorts and cruise ships will once again give Mickey Mouse a hug.
  
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• President Biden marks Transgender Day of Visibility with new actions, calls GOP bills 'wrong'

  31-03-2022 19:03
  President Joe Biden is commemorating Transgender Day of Visibility by celebrating prominent transgender Americans and advocating against what his administration terms "dangerous anti-transgender legislative attacks" that have passed in statehouses across the country.
  
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• Russian forces leaving Chernobyl after radiation exposure while digging trenches

  31-03-2022 18:33
  Russian troops began leaving the Chernobyl nuclear plant after soldiers got "significant doses" of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site
  
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• Taste sweet Filipino treats by The Ensaymada Project

  31-03-2022 18:28
  
  The Ensaymada Project in Santa Clarita sells sweet Filipino dessert breads.
  
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• UNC professor Jim Kitchen becomes first person to travel to space after visiting all UN countries

  31-03-2022 18:18
  UNC professor Jim Kitchen successfully flew to space and returned safely to earth in the fourth Blue Origin launch containing humans on board.
  
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• Final Four 2022: UNC, Duke basketball players and coaches talk about upcoming game

  31-03-2022 17:49
  College basketball history will be made this weekend. Rivals North Carolina and Duke will meet for the first time ever in the NCAA tournament.
  
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• 14-year-old who fell to his death at Florida amusement park was turned away from other rides: Cousin

  31-03-2022 17:49
  Tyre Sampson was turned away from other rides because of his size before falling to his death from the FreeFall drop tower, his cousin says.
  
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• President Biden taps oil reserve for 6 months to control gas prices

  31-03-2022 17:05
  Biden will make the formal announcement later today in remarks on his administration's plans to combat rising gas prices.
  
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• Disneyland, Walt Disney World resorts tease announcement to change in social-distancing rules

  31-03-2022 16:27
  Disney Parks posted a video on Instagram showing Mickey Mouse waving for people to come inside and giving out hugs.
  
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• Cold case solved: DNA match helps police identify attacker who killed Eve Wilkowitz in 1980

  31-03-2022 16:26
  
  Officials say Herbert Rice, who died of cancer in 1991, was the attacker who killed Eve Wilkowitz in 1980 after raping and strangling her.
  
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• At least 2 killed in Florida as tornado outbreak pummels South

  31-03-2022 16:15
  
  Two were killed and two injured when a tornado touched down in the western Florida Panhandle.
  
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• Cold case solved: DNA match helps police identity attacker who killed Eve Wilkowitz in 1980

  31-03-2022 15:57
  Officials say Herbert Rice, who died of cancer in 1991, was the attacker who killed Eve Wilkowitz in 1980 after raping and strangling her.
  
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• Blue Origin launch: UNC professor Jim Kitchen goes to space following multiple delays

  31-03-2022 15:49
  
  After a couple delays, UNC professor Jim Kitchen will finally launch into space Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
  
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• Join the fight against ALS

  31-03-2022 15:39
  
  Join the ABC11 family in the Walk to Defeat ALS as we honor the memory of our friend and coworker Larry Stogner, who lost his battle with ALS in 2016.
  
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• Brian Laundrie's parents ask court to dismiss lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito's family

  31-03-2022 15:38
  In their lawsuit, Petito's parents alleged the Laundries knew that their son killed Petito and were working to help him flee the country.
  
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• 14-year-old who fell to his death Florida amusement park was turned away from other rides: cousin

  31-03-2022 15:26
  Tyre Sampson was turned away from other rides because of his size before falling to his death from the FreeFall drop tower, his cousin says.
  
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• President Biden preparing to order release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from US reserve

  31-03-2022 14:22
  The announcement could come Thursday, when the White House says Biden intends to speak about plans to combat rising gas prices.
  
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• President Biden to mark Transgender Day of Visibility with new actions

  31-03-2022 13:13
  President Joe Biden is commemorating Transgender Day of Visibility by celebrating prominent transgender Americans and advocating against what his administration terms "dangerous anti-transgender legislative attacks" that have passed in statehouses across the country.
  
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• Hubble Space Telescope sees most distant star ever, 28 billion light-years away

  31-03-2022 13:10
  The Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed the most distant single star it's ever observed, glimmering 28 billion light-years away.
  
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• Pluto has giant ice volcanoes that could hint at the possibility of life

  31-03-2022 12:50
  "We found a field of very large icy volcanoes that look nothing like anything else we have seen in the solar system," said study author Kelsi Singer.
  
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• Ukrainian president says defense against Russia is at a 'turning point'

  31-03-2022 12:33
  Volodymyr Zelenskyy again pressed the United States for more help, hours after the Kremlin's forces reneged on a pledge to scale back some of their operations.
  
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• Blue Origin launch: UNC professor Jim Kitchen ready to visit space following launch delays

  31-03-2022 12:33
  
  After a couple delays, UNC professor Jim Kitchen will finally launch into space Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
  
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• NC Weather: Strong wind, isolated tornadoes & hail all possible today

  31-03-2022 11:57
  
  The next storm system will approach today, bringing scattered rain and storms.
  
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• U.S. Navy aircraft crashes in waters near Eastern Shore; 1 dead, 2 injured

  31-03-2022 11:34
  Two injured people were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and one was found dead in the aircraft, U.S. Navy E2-D Hawkeye, Lt. Cmdr. Rob Myers said.
  
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• President Biden expected to announce plans to tap oil reserve to control gas prices

  31-03-2022 06:51
  
  Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve, according to two people familiar with the decision, in a bid to control energy prices that have spiked as the U.S. and allies have imposed steep sanctions on Russia.
  
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• How this California non-profit is shaping the future of the skies

  31-03-2022 05:53
  
  The New Generation Aviation Academy is making sure kids from underrepresented communities get a chance to be the pilots of the next generation.
  
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• 'It feels great': Dreamville shining light on Raleigh minority-owned businesses

  31-03-2022 05:49
  Several small businesses in downtown Raleigh are expecting to see a big boost in sales when tens of thousands of people arrive for Dreamville Festival this weekend.
  
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• Fuquay-Varina names Nash County veteran as new police chief

  31-03-2022 04:56
  The Town of Fuquay-Varina announced that Brandon Medina from the Nash County Sheriff's Office has been hired to serve as top cop.
  
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• Body of missing Nevada woman found, suspect charged

  31-03-2022 04:30
  The Churchill County Sheriff's office said received a tip on Tuesday that led them to a gravesite in a remote part of Churchill, where the body was found.
  
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• Verizon customers report spam text messages coming from user's own cellphones

  31-03-2022 03:34
  If you've gotten a mysterious message on your cellphone that looks like it came from your own phone number, do not click on the link.
  
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• Wage gap: Women doctors could earn $2M less than men over career, study says

  31-03-2022 03:19
  Experts say the true gap in career earnings could be even larger given barriers women face in medicine.
  
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• Second COVID-19 boosters approved as U.S. faces loss of pandemic funding

  31-03-2022 02:56
  North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services said providers can immediately start distributing these booster doses.
  
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• Hundreds of UNC fans turn out to bid Tar Heels good luck in Final Four

  31-03-2022 02:47
  Eager to send the UNC men's basketball team off to the Final Four in style, hundreds of Tar Heel faithful lined the sidewalk outside the Dean Dome on Wednesday afternoon to bid the players farewell.
  
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• Duke's 'Crazy Towel Guy' will watch this one from home

  31-03-2022 02:24
  Since 1984, Herb Neubauer has missed just one Duke home game. He'll watch this Final Four from home to allow another lucky fan to unwittingly attend.
  
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• Durham dad shows off his UNC fan cave ahead of Final Four game against rival Duke

  31-03-2022 01:31
  From head to toe, Dennis Garrett rides hard for UNC-Chapel-Hill. But his home in east Durham takes nostalgia to a new level.
  
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• 'We've been waiting so long': NC court rules people with felonies can vote; lawmakers file appeal

  31-03-2022 01:22
  A state court ruled it unconstitutional to keep people with felonies from voting once they've been released from prison.
  
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• Fate of Fayetteville's Market House still unclear

  31-03-2022 00:53
  Fayetteville city leaders ultimately decided to let more residents weigh in on the fate of the controversial Market House.
  
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• Cary police officer and athletic trainer honored for saving man's life at high school event

  31-03-2022 00:01
  Last month, a Cary police officer and a high school athletic trainer jumped into action to save a man's life. On Wednesday, they were reunited and surprised with awards for their efforts.
  
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